Summary: “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne<br> Today’s guest is Kat Whitfield, a graphic designer and no-diet-bullshit fitness coach (who totally blows my mind with her grasp on marketing messages and the diet industry)<br> In this episode we discuss:<br> <br> * Why the diet lifestyle is still a lifestyle<br> * How marketers can manipulate you into dieting (or hating your body)<br> * Why “real women” ads are a step forward, but still missing the mark<br> <br> And more!<br> CONNECT WITH KAT:<br> WEBSITE: <a href="http://katwhitfield.com">katwhitfield.com</a><br> TWITTER: @<a href="https://twitter.com/KatissimusDorsi">katissimusdorsi</a><br> Read more about Kat and today’s conversation at<a href="http://performingwoman.com/134" target="_blank"> Performing Woman.</a><br> <a href="http://findingourhunger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/134.quote_.kt_.png"></a><br> BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us:<br> <br> * Become a <a href="http://patreon.com/findingourhunger">Patreon</a> <br> * Leave an <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes review</a><br> * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kaila-prins/id997503918">Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album</a><br> <br> Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3.<br> MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:<br> READ: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/04/30/buyer-beware-jlos-new-body-lab-challenge-and-the-racket-of-celebrity-fitness-marketing/?utm_content=bufferfffcd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">Jennifer Lopez’s New Body Lab Challenge and the Racket of Celebrity Fitness Marketing</a><br> WATCH: <a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/nike-turns-cant-can-its-largest-womens-campaign-ever-164059">Nike #betterforit campaign</a><br> WATCH: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN7lt0CYwHg">#thisgirlcan</a><br> LISTEN: <a href="http://findingourhunger.com/2013/07/17/abel-james/">UNpodcast 018: UNstoppable (Abel James</a>)<br> WATCH: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk">Dove Real Beauty Sketches</a><br> WATCH: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DdM-4siaQw">Dove #choosebeautiful</a><br> READ: <a href="http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/05/problem-with-body-positive-ads/">Everyday Feminism: 3 Reasons Why Body Positive Ads are Less Body Positive Than You Think </a><br> WATCH: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA331SpzYy4">Photoshop model video Time Lapse</a><br> READ: <a href="http://buff.ly/1defzyK">Vogue wants you to cover up your aging elbows</a><br> FOLLOW: <a href="https://instagram.com/loveyourlines/?hl=en">#loveyourlines</a><br> READ: <a href="http://amzn.to/1IqKlN7">Influence by Robert Cialdini</a><br> READ: <a href="http://amzn.to/1NHmJsl">Seth Godin</a><br> Join the conversation at <a href="http://facebook.com/findingourhunger">facebook.com/findingourhunger</a>.<br> Subscribe to the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=33197&refid=stpr">Stitcher Radio</a>, and make sure to leave a review.<br> Keep dancing,<br> @<a href="http://twitter.com/performingwoman">PerformingWoman</a><br> <br>
